Anne Phung Nguyen

My name is Anne Phung Nguyen and I am an Vietnamese American entrepreneur residing in the beautiful Orange County California with my amazing fianc JP and happy go lucky Dad Henry. People often recognize my username as @annephung on Instagram and I write about my adventures ranging from highs and lows. My parents brought my family to America in 1990, when I was just a year old. I would not be able to share my story to you now without my parents' efforts to work hard and make sacrifices. My parents were the source of my inspiration and I worked to be successful. My mind knew what the plan was for life. You go to college and then graduate. Be married. Buy a house. Have kids. That was my ideal of what it would take to be successful. But life had other ideas. 2013 was the year I realized the job I was in didn't feel like a good fit for me. Although the salary and the status was great however, I wasn't sure if the work was satisfying. It was more like I was simply wasting my time. When I started to take steps to a new path in life I realized that I was a personal trainer and what I wanted to do. I'm a sucker of exercise and enjoy working with people and help people. This year I will celebrate my 7th Anniversary. In 2014 I began my own company. Within this industry, there are not many Asian females. Within the field of coaching, I want to be a positive influence through providing high-quality training that will help others become healthier and happier. Additionally, I aim in empowering others to achieve their goals and dreams in order to achieve whatever they wish to do. When my professional career began to grow, I was struck by the most devastating loss of my life: my mother's loss of life. Following an 8-year battle with the disease, she is currently resting at Heaven. I will never forget her, and always keep her in my thoughts and in my heart. Life really does have a way with giving us the exact thing we require even when we're unable to comprehend the lesson in this moment. The sudden death that changed me forever. And I really believe that it provided me with a chance to experience life. The day she died on Tet/Lunar New Year Day was her opportunity to start an entirely new chapter. To me, it was my second chance to lead a fulfilled life. In my 30's, it is the first that I truly feel like I am alive. In sharing the tale of my experiences, it's with the intention that people are able to relate to my experiences and thoughts. In order to feel that they're not on their own. Also, that there exists true love. Also that therapy is necessary and not unusual. Also, health is your biggest wealth. My prayer is to live your the life you want to live and have your final resting place is not a regret, as that's the only thing we can count on for the rest of our lives.